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Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Rojas, Eduardo

Chile's housing policy is widely regarded as a success. For almost a decade, new construction has been above the level required to provide houses for new families and replace obsolete structures…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Masci, Pietro

This presentation discusses IDB support for sub-sovereign government development in Latin America. Detailed are the experience of the IDB in quantitative and qualitative aspects, the road for Latin…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Braga, María Isabel J.

This paper describes the conditions necessary to harmonize project objectives with the conservation of freshwater ecosystems. It also provides information on how to incorporate freshwater ecosystem…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni

There is a growing interest related to the theoretical analysis of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Nevertheless, there has been as yet very little empirical research on the topic, in particular, on the…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Vaughan, William J.;Russell, Clifford S.;Rodríguez, Diego J.;Darling, Arthur H.

This study uses contingent valuation (CV) methods to estimate the benefit of an environmental water quality project of the Tietê River and its tributaries that flow through the São Paulo, Brazil,…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Espinosa Ferrando, Jaime;Hernández Alvarez, Carlos

El presente estudio muestra evidencias acerca de los determinantes del estado de salud de la población adulta de Nicaragua (entre 18 y 70 años) y sus efectos en la productividad de las personas…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Sustainable Development Department's Social Development Division (SDS/SOC) assists the IDB by providing technical support to operations and by helping to identify and promote new…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): O'Connell, Lesley D.

The transition to a market driven development strategy in Latin America for more than a decade has redefined business strategies and reshaped the state's traditional role as guarantor of…